GdS: Maintaining 37° – Milan and Inter make key request for new stadium design

One key bit of information has emerged regarding how AC Milan and Inter want their new stadium to look and feel.

As La Gazzetta dello Sport write, Milan and Inter want to replicate the same effect that San Siro has with regards to the steepness of their stands in their new stadium. It will not be easy for various reasons, but the design will start with the slope of the tiers, especially the two Curvas.

Inspiration from Dortmund

The project description for the new stadium includes a sentence: “The pitch of the stands has been designed to replicate the atmosphere of San Siro.” There’s a number that explains it: 37.

The third tier at San Siro has a pitch of 37 degrees, and the Südtribüne – Dortmund’s Yellow Wall – perhaps the most famous stand in Europe, has the same measurement: 37 degrees. That’s the value planned for the new San Siro, going beyond a FIFA recommendation of 34 degrees.

So the new stadium will be like the Meazza, like Dortmund and almost like Valencia’s Mestalla: extremely vertical. The San Siro effect will be maintained, provided of course that there is a way to make it work.

Another interesting excerpt: “The architecture of the bowl enhances the identity of the two home stands and minimises the presence of barriers in the spectator area, while maintaining a design compliant with the highest standards of control and safety.

“The bowl ensures excellent visibility, eliminating partially obstructed seating to the minimum. Spectator proximity to the pitch is maximised by ensuring a compact and optimised design that enhances acoustics, atmosphere, and perception of the sporting event, as well as accessibility in all areas.”

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Timings and other events

The stadium, structured as it is, would host league and Champions League matches, as well as concerts to make sure that it gets use around the year, to generate more money of course.

There’s an initial number, obviously only indicative, because the new San Siro will be ready in six years: 20 concerts a year. With one caveat: 12 of the concerts will be international, and eight national.

All this will come – if it ever comes -only after a lengthy approval, design and construction process. The next, crucial step is imminent: Inter and Milan must finalise the deed – the purchase of the current San Siro and surrounding areas – by November 10th.

If they don’t, the restrictions on the second tier would kick in. If San Siro is still publicly owned by that date, it cannot be even partly demolished. The clubs are working to meet the deadline and secure initial financing: the aim is to finalise everything by the end of the month.